The General Staff reported on 198 battles taking place at the front.

Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely resist the enemy, delivering effective fire damage and exhausting them across the entire front line. Since the beginning of the day, there have been 198 combat encounters reported. This was reported in the summary from the General Staff on Friday, January 10.   Russian invaders conducted 10 air strikes, utilizing 18 guided aerial bombs (GAB). In addition, they deployed 576 kamikaze drones and carried out around three thousand shellings against our troops' positions and populated areas.   In the Kharkiv direction, our forces repelled five enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Staritsa – all combat encounters have now concluded.   In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy launched solo assaults on our defenders' positions eleven times in the areas of Kucheryivka, Petropavlivka, Pyschany, Zahryzove, and Lozova. Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled three attacks, while eight combat encounters are still ongoing.   In the Lyman direction, since the start of the day, Russian invaders have attacked Ukrainian positions 39 times near the settlements of Tverdokhlebovo, Hrekivka, Zelenyi Hai, Pervomaiske, Makeivka, Terny, and Zarechne. Six battles are still in progress.   In the Seversk direction, near the settlement of Bilohorivka, the enemy attacked our troops' positions twice without success.   In the Kramatorsk direction, 32 combat encounters have been recorded near Bila Hora, Predtechyne, Vremenny Yar, and Stupochky, with two attacks still ongoing.   In the Toretsk direction, Russian forces attacked the defense positions five times. The main offensive efforts have been concentrated near the settlements of Toretsk and Shcherbynivka. Currently, two combat encounters are still taking place.   Since the beginning of the day, in the Pokrovsk direction, Russians have attempted to break through our defenses 61 times near the settlements of Novopolivka, Tarasivka, Baranivka, Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Luch, Lisovka, Myrnohrad, Novyi Trud, Zverove, Udachne, Kotlyne, Nova Aleksandrovka, Novoelyzavetivka, Andriivka, Kurakhove, Dachne, and Yantarne. Thirteen combat encounters are still ongoing. The enemy has incurred significant losses – today in this direction, 276 invaders have been neutralized, 139 of whom are irretrievable. Additionally, three units of automotive equipment have been destroyed.   In the Novopavlivsk direction, the enemy attacked our positions twelve times near Konstantynopil, Zelenivka, Razliv, Razdolne, Velyka Novosilka, and Neskuchne, with four combat encounters still ongoing.   The enemy's losses in this direction are as follows: 66 invaders have been eliminated, 80 wounded, and three armored combat vehicles and six motorcycles have been destroyed.   In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy launched an airstrike with unguided rockets in the area of the settlement of Piatykhatky.   In the Huliaipole and Dniprovsk directions, the enemy has not conducted any active actions since the start of the day.   In the operational zone in the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian defense forces have repelled 22 attacks by Russian invaders over the course of the day, with one attack still ongoing. The enemy has carried out more than 190 shellings, 14 of which were from multiple rocket launch systems.   Meanwhile, in other directions, the situation has not undergone significant changes.   The General Staff noted the bravery of the soldiers of the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade, the 425th Separate Assault Battalion Skala, the 38th Separate Marine Brigade, the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade, and the 124th Separate Brigade, inflicting substantial losses on the enemy in personnel and equipment.   We remind you that the soldiers of the Spartan Brigade struck the positions of Russians in the Zaporizhzhia direction. A satellite communication system of the enemy was destroyed. Additionally, Ukrainian marines eliminated two infantry units of the Russian Federation The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a command post in Svitlodarsk                 News from Korrespondent.net  on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t.me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp